Re: Whart will people use Siri for on the Mac?

[Saqib Hussain]

Hi. I use suggested words which appear above the keyboard on my phone. My 
typing speed has increased some what. Dictation is rubbish and I don’t use it 
because it always makes a hash of your dictation most often than not. I have 
tried dictation on Android and it is so much better on that platform. I’m not 
saying its perfect but it gets most things right. I haven’t updated my Mac OS 
yet as I’m told that the mail client has issues and I only use e-mail on my 
Mac. 
> On 25 Sep 2016, at 01:41, Kawal Gucukoglu  wrote:
> 
> I hate predictive text and all those automatic things.  I prefer to do things 
> manually.
>> On 25 Sep 2016, at 01:37, Blee Blat  wrote:
>> 
>> I don't find Siri to be useful on the phone, so I don't use it on the mac 
>> either. I also disable predictive text, all the autocorrect things and all 
>> that stuff. Haven't really found a use for any of it.
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Re: Whart will people use Siri for on the Mac?

[christopher hallsworth]

I have to agree about the operating system on the whole. I didn’t do much 
testing with it I will admit, but from what I’ve seen from the Golden Master 
and now the public release is outstanding.
> On 25 Sep 2016, at 06:56, Hannah  wrote:
> 
> Hi oh wow i wil be getting my new mack for christmas it's my first one .
> 
> I am excited .
> 
> glad mail works well
> 
> On 25/09/2016 01:34, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
>> I am sure we will all have a use for Siri at some point as at the
>> moment, I love mail as it's so clean and the whole interface for the new
>> operating system is one of the best I've seen to date.  We should thank
>> all the testers for working so hard sending in bug reports and most
>> importantly persuading Apple to fix things.
>> 
>> Kawal.
>>> On 25 Sep 2016, at 01:00, Jenine Stanley >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Mine is quite slow on my mid 2012 MBP but I do use it for opening
>>> apps. I also appreciate quickly getting my system stats with it. Not
>>> sure whatelse I’ll use it for but possibly opening web pages will be
>>> something worthwhile.
>>> Jenine Stanley
>>> dragonwalke...@gmail.com 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On Sep 24, 2016, at 7:38 PM, Alex Hall > wrote:
 
 I find it helpful for quickly sending tweets or messages, opening
 apps, getting the definitions or spellings of words, and looking for
 files/pictures. For instance, I needed to find a particular picture
 I'd taken the previous day, so simply told Siri to "show pictures I
 took yesterday". Yes, it's easier to do things on a Mac than an
 iPhone with a keyboard, but it's often easier with Siri, even on the
 Mac. I might not have Messages open, or I might be in the middle of
 something and want to dash off a reply as soon as I can. Or I might
 be writing something, and just need to check a definition before
 typing a word; Siri is far faster than typing the word, looking it
 up, and finding the web content holding the definitions. The latter
 is more thorough, but all I need is a quick check. Finally, Siri is
 great for quickly playing music, especially for Apple Music
 subscribers. Even if you don't use that service, Siri can play any
 song, artist, or playlist in your library, just like on iOS. Don't
 want to deal with iTunes? Just tell Siri to play a song, or that you
 love or don't like the current song, or any similar commands.
> On Sep 24, 2016, at 19:09, Kawal Gucukoglu  > wrote:
> 
> Hi.
> 
> I don't know why Siri is on the Mac as I find it very weird being
> able to tell Siri what to do as I'm use to it on the I phone but not
> so on the Mac.  You see, I'm use to typing on the Mac and dictating
> on my I phone.
> 
> So out of interest, what will people use Siri for on the Mac?  Apart
> from asking Siri daft questions, and asking Siri to send your
> messages and short replies to your e-mails, what else can you do as
> you can't  take your I Mac or Mac Mini out of the house!
> 
> Kawal.
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Re: Whart will people use Siri for on the Mac?

[Hannah]

Hi oh wow i wil be getting my new mack for christmas it's my first one .

I am excited .

glad mail works well

On 25/09/2016 01:34, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:

I am sure we will all have a use for Siri at some point as at the
moment, I love mail as it's so clean and the whole interface for the new
operating system is one of the best I've seen to date.  We should thank
all the testers for working so hard sending in bug reports and most
importantly persuading Apple to fix things.

Kawal.

On 25 Sep 2016, at 01:00, Jenine Stanley > wrote:

Mine is quite slow on my mid 2012 MBP but I do use it for opening
apps. I also appreciate quickly getting my system stats with it. Not
sure whatelse I’ll use it for but possibly opening web pages will be
something worthwhile.
Jenine Stanley
dragonwalke...@gmail.com 




On Sep 24, 2016, at 7:38 PM, Alex Hall > wrote:

I find it helpful for quickly sending tweets or messages, opening
apps, getting the definitions or spellings of words, and looking for
files/pictures. For instance, I needed to find a particular picture
I'd taken the previous day, so simply told Siri to "show pictures I
took yesterday". Yes, it's easier to do things on a Mac than an
iPhone with a keyboard, but it's often easier with Siri, even on the
Mac. I might not have Messages open, or I might be in the middle of
something and want to dash off a reply as soon as I can. Or I might
be writing something, and just need to check a definition before
typing a word; Siri is far faster than typing the word, looking it
up, and finding the web content holding the definitions. The latter
is more thorough, but all I need is a quick check. Finally, Siri is
great for quickly playing music, especially for Apple Music
subscribers. Even if you don't use that service, Siri can play any
song, artist, or playlist in your library, just like on iOS. Don't
want to deal with iTunes? Just tell Siri to play a song, or that you
love or don't like the current song, or any similar commands.

On Sep 24, 2016, at 19:09, Kawal Gucukoglu > wrote:

Hi.

I don't know why Siri is on the Mac as I find it very weird being
able to tell Siri what to do as I'm use to it on the I phone but not
so on the Mac.  You see, I'm use to typing on the Mac and dictating
on my I phone.

So out of interest, what will people use Siri for on the Mac?  Apart
from asking Siri daft questions, and asking Siri to send your
messages and short replies to your e-mails, what else can you do as
you can't  take your I Mac or Mac Mini out of the house!

Kawal.

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Re: Whart will people use Siri for on the Mac?

[Singing Sparrow]

I know people yell at their computers, but I would think that you would 
not have to do that with siri



On 9/24/2016 7:42 PM, Scott Granados wrote:

I like Siri, I can yell at my computer now and it responds.:)

No I like opening applications or quick dictation.  Sometimes you want to know 
something random like the net worth of Mountain Man or something odd. :)



On Sep 24, 2016, at 7:09 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu  wrote:

Hi.

I don't know why Siri is on the Mac as I find it very weird being able to tell 
Siri what to do as I'm use to it on the I phone but not so on the Mac.  You 
see, I'm use to typing on the Mac and dictating on my I phone.

So out of interest, what will people use Siri for on the Mac?  Apart from 
asking Siri daft questions, and asking Siri to send your messages and short 
replies to your e-mails, what else can you do as you can't  take your I Mac or 
Mac Mini out of the house!

Kawal.

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Re: Whart will people use Siri for on the Mac?

[Scott Granados]

I like Siri, I can yell at my computer now and it responds.:)

No I like opening applications or quick dictation.  Sometimes you want to know 
something random like the net worth of Mountain Man or something odd. :)


> On Sep 24, 2016, at 7:09 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu  wrote:
> 
> Hi.
> 
> I don't know why Siri is on the Mac as I find it very weird being able to 
> tell Siri what to do as I'm use to it on the I phone but not so on the Mac.  
> You see, I'm use to typing on the Mac and dictating on my I phone.
> 
> So out of interest, what will people use Siri for on the Mac?  Apart from 
> asking Siri daft questions, and asking Siri to send your messages and short 
> replies to your e-mails, what else can you do as you can't  take your I Mac 
> or Mac Mini out of the house!
> 
> Kawal.
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Re: Whart will people use Siri for on the Mac?

[Kawal Gucukoglu]

I hate predictive text and all those automatic things.  I prefer to do things 
manually.
> On 25 Sep 2016, at 01:37, Blee Blat  wrote:
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> I don't find Siri to be useful on the phone, so I don't use it on the mac 
> either. I also disable predictive text, all the autocorrect things and all 
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Re: Whart will people use Siri for on the Mac?

[Blee Blat]

I don't find Siri to be useful on the phone, so I don't use it on the mac 
either. I also disable predictive text, all the autocorrect things and all that 
stuff. Haven't really found a use for any of it.

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Re: Whart will people use Siri for on the Mac?

[Kawal Gucukoglu]

I am sure we will all have a use for Siri at some point as at the moment, I 
love mail as it's so clean and the whole interface for the new operating system 
is one of the best I've seen to date.  We should thank all the testers for 
working so hard sending in bug reports and most importantly persuading Apple to 
fix things.

Kawal.
> On 25 Sep 2016, at 01:00, Jenine Stanley  wrote:
> 
> Mine is quite slow on my mid 2012 MBP but I do use it for opening apps. I 
> also appreciate quickly getting my system stats with it. Not sure whatelse 
> I’ll use it for but possibly opening web pages will be something worthwhile.
> Jenine Stanley
> dragonwalke...@gmail.com 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sep 24, 2016, at 7:38 PM, Alex Hall > > wrote:
>> 
>> I find it helpful for quickly sending tweets or messages, opening apps, 
>> getting the definitions or spellings of words, and looking for 
>> files/pictures. For instance, I needed to find a particular picture I'd 
>> taken the previous day, so simply told Siri to "show pictures I took 
>> yesterday". Yes, it's easier to do things on a Mac than an iPhone with a 
>> keyboard, but it's often easier with Siri, even on the Mac. I might not have 
>> Messages open, or I might be in the middle of something and want to dash off 
>> a reply as soon as I can. Or I might be writing something, and just need to 
>> check a definition before typing a word; Siri is far faster than typing the 
>> word, looking it up, and finding the web content holding the definitions. 
>> The latter is more thorough, but all I need is a quick check. Finally, Siri 
>> is great for quickly playing music, especially for Apple Music subscribers. 
>> Even if you don't use that service, Siri can play any song, artist, or 
>> playlist in your library, just like on iOS. Don't want to deal with iTunes? 
>> Just tell Siri to play a song, or that you love or don't like the current 
>> song, or any similar commands.
>>> On Sep 24, 2016, at 19:09, Kawal Gucukoglu >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi.
>>> 
>>> I don't know why Siri is on the Mac as I find it very weird being able to 
>>> tell Siri what to do as I'm use to it on the I phone but not so on the Mac. 
>>>  You see, I'm use to typing on the Mac and dictating on my I phone.
>>> 
>>> So out of interest, what will people use Siri for on the Mac?  Apart from 
>>> asking Siri daft questions, and asking Siri to send your messages and short 
>>> replies to your e-mails, what else can you do as you can't  take your I Mac 
>>> or Mac Mini out of the house!
>>> 
>>> Kawal.
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Re: Whart will people use Siri for on the Mac?

[Jenine Stanley]

Mine is quite slow on my mid 2012 MBP but I do use it for opening apps. I also 
appreciate quickly getting my system stats with it. Not sure whatelse I’ll use 
it for but possibly opening web pages will be something worthwhile.
Jenine Stanley
dragonwalke...@gmail.com



> On Sep 24, 2016, at 7:38 PM, Alex Hall  wrote:
> 
> I find it helpful for quickly sending tweets or messages, opening apps, 
> getting the definitions or spellings of words, and looking for 
> files/pictures. For instance, I needed to find a particular picture I'd taken 
> the previous day, so simply told Siri to "show pictures I took yesterday". 
> Yes, it's easier to do things on a Mac than an iPhone with a keyboard, but 
> it's often easier with Siri, even on the Mac. I might not have Messages open, 
> or I might be in the middle of something and want to dash off a reply as soon 
> as I can. Or I might be writing something, and just need to check a 
> definition before typing a word; Siri is far faster than typing the word, 
> looking it up, and finding the web content holding the definitions. The 
> latter is more thorough, but all I need is a quick check. Finally, Siri is 
> great for quickly playing music, especially for Apple Music subscribers. Even 
> if you don't use that service, Siri can play any song, artist, or playlist in 
> your library, just like on iOS. Don't want to deal with iTunes? Just tell 
> Siri to play a song, or that you love or don't like the current song, or any 
> similar commands.
>> On Sep 24, 2016, at 19:09, Kawal Gucukoglu > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi.
>> 
>> I don't know why Siri is on the Mac as I find it very weird being able to 
>> tell Siri what to do as I'm use to it on the I phone but not so on the Mac.  
>> You see, I'm use to typing on the Mac and dictating on my I phone.
>> 
>> So out of interest, what will people use Siri for on the Mac?  Apart from 
>> asking Siri daft questions, and asking Siri to send your messages and short 
>> replies to your e-mails, what else can you do as you can't  take your I Mac 
>> or Mac Mini out of the house!
>> 
>> Kawal.
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Re: Whart will people use Siri for on the Mac?

[Alex Hall]

I find it helpful for quickly sending tweets or messages, opening apps, getting 
the definitions or spellings of words, and looking for files/pictures. For 
instance, I needed to find a particular picture I'd taken the previous day, so 
simply told Siri to "show pictures I took yesterday". Yes, it's easier to do 
things on a Mac than an iPhone with a keyboard, but it's often easier with 
Siri, even on the Mac. I might not have Messages open, or I might be in the 
middle of something and want to dash off a reply as soon as I can. Or I might 
be writing something, and just need to check a definition before typing a word; 
Siri is far faster than typing the word, looking it up, and finding the web 
content holding the definitions. The latter is more thorough, but all I need is 
a quick check. Finally, Siri is great for quickly playing music, especially for 
Apple Music subscribers. Even if you don't use that service, Siri can play any 
song, artist, or playlist in your library, just like on iOS. Don't want to deal 
with iTunes? Just tell Siri to play a song, or that you love or don't like the 
current song, or any similar commands.
> On Sep 24, 2016, at 19:09, Kawal Gucukoglu  wrote:
> 
> Hi.
> 
> I don't know why Siri is on the Mac as I find it very weird being able to 
> tell Siri what to do as I'm use to it on the I phone but not so on the Mac.  
> You see, I'm use to typing on the Mac and dictating on my I phone.
> 
> So out of interest, what will people use Siri for on the Mac?  Apart from 
> asking Siri daft questions, and asking Siri to send your messages and short 
> replies to your e-mails, what else can you do as you can't  take your I Mac 
> or Mac Mini out of the house!
> 
> Kawal.
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